Next line (NEL)

Category: text · Tags: ECMA-48 Standard, VT100 · Specification ↗

NEL (Next Line) moves the cursor to the beginning of the next line. The sequence is ESC E. Equivalent to a carriage return followed by a line feed (CR + LF). If the cursor is at the bottom margin, the content scrolls up.

Supported by 6 of 6 backends (100%)

Support Matrix

Backend	Version	Support	Notes
Alacritty	0.26.0	✓ yes
Ghostty	1.3.1	✓ yes
Kitty	0.40.0	✓ yes
vt100	0.1.0	✓ yes
WezTerm	0.1.0-fork.5	✓ yes
xterm.js	5.5.0	✓ yes

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